1. BRYAN P. HERRIN
701 Marlbank Drive ▪ Yorktown, VA 23692 ▪ (757) 870-4617 ▪ Herrin_bp@yahoo.com
PRODUCTION & MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA 7/2004-8/2013
Production Controller II – Earned Value Management (2006 – 2013)
• Maximized productivity and minimized costs through troubleshooting and coordinating engineering issues.
• Supervised up to 9 employees on small projects regarding process improvement and quality.
• Coordinated interdepartmental activities for special projects involving yard inspection, government inspectors, safety staff,
specialized surface coatings, pipefitting and quality departments during submarine module tank close-out.
• Collaborated with material planning, suppliers, and schedulers to ensure adequate resources were needed to complete projects.
• Trained new Production Controller on Earned Value Management processes and procedures.
• Developed metrics and control data for production schedules and standard work package tracking.
• Tracked critical material to maintain senior management visibility during submarine delivery for critical evolutions leading to
the ship’s sea trials.
• Designed, prepared and maintained customized dashboard metrics for work progress and manning for senior submarine
division management’s use in direction of the production personnel during submarine construction.
• Utilize experience and knowledge gained in shipyard operations to complete special projects such as submarine module
movements and team relocations as the submarine transitioned from the land level facility to the outfitting pier.
• Managed departmental manning and direct labor budget, utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) guidelines
allowing management to cut budget in support of division man-hour reduction goals.
• Developed new metrics allowing greater reliability in early project budgeting and long range manning plans to guide
department hiring and budget attainment beyond FY2025.
• Managed Plan of the Day/Week to provide management with greater visibility of deck level issues.
• Utilized MS Project to develop paths to milestone completion for nuclear systems construction.
• Maintained Ship Integrated Master Schedule.
• Issued letters supporting Launch of ship, detailing valve and valve backup status to U.S. Government and senior management.
• Held Active Department of Defense (DOD) Confidential Security Clearance.
Production Controller I – Process Improvement (2004 – 2006)
• Developed and maintained production control metrics for the VIRGINIA Class Submarine program
• Researched and produced work control reports and metrics for submarine modules prepared for NNS to deliver or to be
shipped to Electric Boat
• Coordinated with SUPSHIP-NN, Electric Boat, and Newport News management for sea barge shipments to Electric Boat and
those received from Electric Boat for module construction at NNS
• Developed method of reducing in tank temperature and humidity without restricting access to surrounding area to meet ship
schedule.
• Successfully managed the shipping of over 25 submarine modules to teaming partner, including all associated paperwork and
cross function meetings to detail status.
• Led Continuous Improvement Team with 8 employees, developed a feedback database for our customers to provide us with
feedback on how our processes were working and where we could improve.
• Directed project to develop a method of maintaining temperature and humidity in auxiliary tanks, working with engineering,
Environmental Health and Safety, and the paint department. Successfully built a booth and arraigned for a 12 ton chiller unit
to be brought in and situated on the tank top, improving the process.
• Coordinated dates with suppliers for Component Fabrication and Assembly division and the Structural Fabrication groups.
Northrop Grumman, Newport News, VA 5/2002-8/2003
Trades Administration (VCS) – Productivity Studies (Seasonal)
• Managed program to reduce dehydration injuries, ran shop floor productivity studies for submarine division including creation
of weekly metrics for General Foremen.
• Worked as second shift Construction Supervisor responsible for aft section of submarine work.
• Led a crew assembling and setting up for special events.
EDUCATION

2. Courses Completed in Contract Law August 2013 – May 2014
Widener University, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Master of Business Administration Completed: July 2010
Averett University, Danville, Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Government Administration (Public Administration) Completed: December 2004
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia
RELEVANT SPECIALIZED TRAINING
• Artemis, GIS, and other Network Scheduling tools
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Project, Access)
• SAP, Hyperion, Cognos, and Oracle
• Business Process Analysis
• Six Sigma Training
• EVMS and CAM Metrics
• Project Scheduling